Proposed Rules & Amendments | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

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2026-04-15 - COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL REGULATORY REFORMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION - ADM2025-01403 (PART 3 of 6)

2026-04-22 - COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL REGULATORY REFORMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION - ADM2025-01403 (PART 4 of 6)

2026-04-30 - PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL REGULATORY REFORMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION - ADM2025-01403 - (PART 5 of 6)

Rule 9: Amendment of Rules

2026-02-17 - ORDER Amending Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 32, ADM2026-00229

Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.

2026-01-22 - ORDER Denying Petition to Amend Supreme Court Rule 21 - ADM2025-01538

Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.

2026-05-27 - ORDER: Petition of the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education to Amend Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 21, ADM2026-00693

Rule 21: Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.

2026-06-23 - Comments on Petition to Amend Supreme Court Rule 21 - ADM2026-00693

Rule 34: Public Access to Court Records.

2026-05-18 - ORDER Amending Rule 34, Section (2)(C), Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, under ADM2026-00714

Rule 41: Rules of Ethics for Spoken Foreign Language Interpreters in Tennessee Courts.

2026-05-01 - Order soliciting written comments to proposed amendments to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 41 and 42 – Filed May 1, 2026; under ADM2026-00468

Rule 41: Rules of Ethics for Spoken Foreign Language Interpreters in Tennessee Courts.

2026-05-31 - Comments to the Petition to Amend Tennessee Supreme Court Rules 41 and 42, under ADM2026-00468

Rule 50A: Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Initiatives to Improve Access to Justice.

2026-05-01 - Order soliciting written comments to proposed amendments to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 50A – Filed May 1, 2026; under ADM2026-00434

Rule 50A: Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Initiatives to Improve Access to Justice.

2026-06-03 - Comments on Petition of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission to Amend Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 50A - ADM2026-00434 , 2026-06-03 - Comments on Petition of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission to Amend Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 50A - ADM2026-00434

Rule 57: Sanctions

2026-02-17 - ORDER - Amending the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court by the addition of Rule 57 to provide for sanctions, ADM2026-00106

2026 TN Rules Package - Resolutions-Rules of Appellate Procedure

2026-01-01 - Order Adopting Amendments to Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure 20B and 27- Effective July 1, 2026 - ADM2025-01108

2026 TN Rules Package - Resolutions-Rules of Criminal Procedure

2026-01-14 - Order Adopting Amendments to Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure 41 Search and Seizure – Effective July 1, 2026, Subject to Approval by Resolution of the General Assembly - ADM2025-01108